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IC 2261 - Double Star in Cancer

Above the horizon.  Rise: 0:07 | Tran: 8:21 | Set: 16:30
Alt: 47.57°   Az: 115.34°   Direction: East-South-East

IC 2261 is a Double Star in the Cancer constellation. IC 2261 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of IC 2261 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 2261 - Double Star in Cancer star
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DSS2 image of IC 2261 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 19m 00s
+23° 26’ 02”
21h 13m 24s
05h 32m 25s

J2000

08h 17m 33s
+23° 30’ 44”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2261 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart IC 2261 - Double Star in Cancer star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2261 - Double Star in Cancer.

Finder chart IC 2261 - Double Star in Cancer star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2261 - Double Star in Cancer.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's IC 2261 - Double Star in Cancer rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.6°
Max altitude: 62.0°
Azimuth: 293.4°